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Top Worldwide Leading Stars for Based on Play Movies
See also: Domestic Leading Based on Play Stars - International Leading Based on Play Stars - Worldwide Leading Original Screenplay Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Fiction Book/Short Story Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Comic/Graphic Novel Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Real Life Events Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on TV Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Factual Book/Article Stars - Worldwide Leading Spin-Off Stars - Worldwide Leading Based on Movie Stars
This chart contains the top 100 stars based on the cumulative worldwide box office of all the Based on Play movies a star has had a leading role in over their lifetime.
Roles in animated movies and other voice-only roles are included in the calculations in this chart.

Best known as a Director based on credits in that role in 32 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: Madea Goes To Jail ($90,508,336 in 2009), Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween ($73,206,343 in 2016), Madea's Family Reunion ($63,320,521 in 2006), Why Did I Get Married Too? ($60,831,067 in 2010), Why Did I Get Married? ($55,934,178 in 2007), Madea’s Big Happy Family ($54,160,818 in 2011), Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas ($52,543,354 in 2013), I Can Do Bad All By Myself ($51,733,921 in 2009), Diary of a Mad Black Woman ($50,458,356 in 2005), Meet the Browns ($41,975,388 in 2008) |

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 16 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($374,890,034 in 2002) |
Best known as a Screenwriter based on credits in that role in 5 films. |
Top films contributed to this record: My Big Fat Greek Wedding ($374,890,034 in 2002) |
Complete List
Rank | Name | Worldwide Box Office |
Movies | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Perry | $594,672,282 | 10 | $59,467,228 |
2 | John Corbett | $374,890,034 | 1 | $374,890,034 |
3 | Nia Vardalos | $374,890,034 | 1 | $374,890,034 |
4 | Meg Ryan | $276,899,688 | 3 | $92,299,896 |
5 | Demi Moore | $275,202,310 | 2 | $137,601,155 |
6 | Tom Hanks | $250,800,000 | 1 | $250,800,000 |
7 | Jack Nicholson | $236,500,000 | 1 | $236,500,000 |
8 | Tom Cruise | $236,500,000 | 1 | $236,500,000 |
9 | Shen Teng | $213,949,747 | 1 | $213,949,747 |
10 | Chao Deng | $205,431,151 | 2 | $102,715,576 |
11 | James McAvoy | $193,737,977 | 1 | $193,737,977 |
12 | Robin Williams | $181,760,553 | 1 | $181,760,553 |
13 | Julia Roberts | $166,887,347 | 2 | $83,443,674 |
14 | Kate Winslet | $164,880,350 | 3 | $54,960,117 |
15 | Leonardo DiCaprio | $160,345,686 | 2 | $80,172,843 |
16 | Claire Danes | $147,604,250 | 2 | $73,802,125 |
17 | Jane Fonda | $139,280,088 | 2 | $69,640,044 |
18 | Meryl Streep | $125,199,060 | 5 | $25,039,812 |
19 | Johnny Depp | $124,484,731 | 2 | $62,242,366 |
20 | Katharine Hepburn | $122,292,827 | 5 | $24,458,565 |
21 | Henry Fonda | $119,285,432 | 1 | $119,285,432 |
22 | Doug McKeon | $119,285,432 | 1 | $119,285,432 |
23 | Viola Davis | $117,473,982 | 3 | $39,157,994 |
24 | Clive Owen | $116,553,946 | 2 | $58,276,973 |
25 | Natalie Portman | $116,148,537 | 2 | $58,074,269 |
26 | Jude Law | $116,148,537 | 1 | $116,148,537 |
27 | Loretta Devine | $115,572,630 | 3 | $38,524,210 |
28 | Blayne Weaver | $109,862,682 | 1 | $109,862,682 |
29 | Mi Yang | $106,798,959 | 1 | $106,798,959 |
30 | Jessica Tandy | $106,593,296 | 1 | $106,593,296 |
31 | Morgan Freeman | $106,593,296 | 1 | $106,593,296 |
32 | Janet Jackson | $98,848,940 | 2 | $49,424,470 |
33 | Warren Beatty | $98,800,000 | 1 | $98,800,000 |
34 | Julie Christie | $98,800,000 | 1 | $98,800,000 |
35 | Li Sun (孙俪) | $98,632,192 | 1 | $98,632,192 |
36 | Maggie Smith | $98,499,438 | 2 | $49,249,719 |
37 | Amanda Bynes | $92,496,251 | 2 | $46,248,126 |
38 | Celina Jade | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
39 | Yang Song (宋阳) | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
40 | Lun Ai | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
41 | Cailun Huang | $86,876,449 | 1 | $86,876,449 |
42 | Viggo Mortensen | $82,497,493 | 3 | $27,499,164 |
43 | Ryan Gosling | $77,735,925 | 1 | $77,735,925 |
44 | George Clooney | $77,735,925 | 1 | $77,735,925 |
45 | Chow Yun-Fat | $76,904,429 | 1 | $76,904,429 |
46 | Gong Li | $76,904,429 | 1 | $76,904,429 |
47 | Jodie Foster | $71,704,854 | 3 | $23,901,618 |
48 | Chris Rock | $71,172,251 | 1 | $71,172,251 |
49 | Michael Douglas | $67,658,331 | 1 | $67,658,331 |
50 | Gwyneth Paltrow | $67,658,331 | 1 | $67,658,331 |
51 | Alex A. Hibbert | $64,895,106 | 1 | $64,895,106 |
52 | Trevante Rhodes | $64,895,106 | 1 | $64,895,106 |
53 | Ashton Sanders | $64,895,106 | 1 | $64,895,106 |
54 | Denzel Washington | $64,459,129 | 2 | $32,229,565 |
55 | Whoopi Goldberg | $64,063,896 | 4 | $16,015,974 |
56 | Nick Nolte | $63,433,552 | 2 | $31,716,776 |
57 | Richard Dreyfuss | $62,134,225 | 1 | $62,134,225 |
58 | Bette Midler | $62,134,225 | 1 | $62,134,225 |
59 | Jill Scott | $60,831,067 | 1 | $60,831,067 |
60 | Colin Firth | $57,754,384 | 2 | $28,877,192 |
61 | Tom Courtenay | $56,178,935 | 1 | $56,178,935 |
62 | Billy Connolly | $56,178,935 | 1 | $56,178,935 |
63 | Pauline Collins | $56,178,935 | 1 | $56,178,935 |
64 | Kam Woo-sung | $55,618,300 | 1 | $55,618,300 |
65 | Lee Joon-Gi | $55,618,300 | 1 | $55,618,300 |
66 | Jung Jin-young | $55,618,300 | 1 | $55,618,300 |
67 | Alexandra Breckenridge | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
68 | Robert Hoffman | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
69 | Laura Ramsey | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
70 | Channing Tatum | $55,279,608 | 1 | $55,279,608 |
71 | Teyana Taylor | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
72 | David Mann | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
73 | Isaiah Mustafa | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
74 | Natalie Desselle Reid | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
75 | Cassi Davis | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
76 | Rodney Perry | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
77 | Tamela Mann | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
78 | Shannon Kane | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
79 | Bow Wow | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
80 | Lauren London | $54,160,818 | 1 | $54,160,818 |
81 | Brendan Fraser | $54,044,481 | 1 | $54,044,481 |
82 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | $53,733,093 | 2 | $26,866,547 |
83 | Amy Adams | $53,191,101 | 1 | $53,191,101 |
84 | Christopher Walken | $53,170,911 | 2 | $26,585,456 |
85 | Jurnee Smollett | $53,143,144 | 1 | $53,143,144 |
86 | Tom Hulce | $52,141,366 | 1 | $52,141,366 |
87 | Michelle Pfeiffer | $51,922,825 | 3 | $17,307,608 |
88 | Taraji P. Henson | $51,733,921 | 1 | $51,733,921 |
89 | Matthew Broderick | $51,684,798 | 1 | $51,684,798 |
90 | Chris Cooper | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
91 | Juliette Lewis | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
92 | Sam Shepard | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
93 | Dermot Mulroney | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
94 | Benedict Cumberbatch | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
95 | Ewan McGregor | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
96 | Julianne Nicholson | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
97 | Margo Martindale | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
98 | Abigail Breslin | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
99 | Misty Upham | $50,738,810 | 1 | $50,738,810 |
100 | Regina Hall | $50,445,860 | 1 | $50,445,860 |
This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.
Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.
Image attributions
Tyler Perry: By 82nd_Academy_Awards,_Tyler_Perry_-_army_mil-66455-2010-03-09-180359.jpg: Sgt. Michael Connors - 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachmentderivative work: Beao [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
John Corbett: Gage Skidmore [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons